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Update on the Hamtramck Call to Prayer Controversy

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Source: The Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/2005/religion/0502/27/B01-98280.htm On February 23, 2005 The Detroit News reported, "nearly a year after the call-to-prayer controversy thrust Hamtramck into the center of a national debate, some non-Muslim...

Hamtramck Prayer Controversy is Emblem of "Culture Wars"

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Source: The Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/2004/metro/0405/20/d01-158815.htm On June 9, 2004 The Detroit News published an editorial on the controversy over the call to prayer in Michigan: "The din surrounding the Hamtramck mosque keeps getting...

Update: Hamtramck Officials Wade Through Petitions, Protests on Call to Prayer

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Source: Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/2004/religion/0405/23/b03-160686.htm On May 23, 2004 Detroit News reported, "A controversial noise ordinance allowing a mosque to broadcast daily Islamic calls to prayer over loud speakers is set to go into...

Editorial: Church Bells and Call to Prayer Should Get Equal Air Time

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Source: The Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/ecall20_20040420.htm On April 20, 2004 The Detroit Free Press published an editorial responding to the current controversy over whether or not Detroit area mosques should be able to air...

Controversy Over the Call to Prayer Continues in MI

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Source: Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-na-mosque6may06,1,4762580.s… On May 6, 2004 the Los Angeles Times reported on the continuing controversy over the call to prayer in Hamtramck, "The City Council...

Controversy Over the Call to Prayer Reverberates Across the Nation

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Source: The Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/2004/religion/0404/29/a01-133933.htm On April 26, 2004 The Detroit News reported, "Next month, Hamtramck will become one of the few cities in the United States where the Islamic call to prayer is broadcast...

Update: Call to Prayer in Hamtramck Mich Gets Final OK

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Source: AP http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=11&u=/ap… On July 21, 2004 the Associated Press reported that in Hamtramck Michigan, "residents of this once-predominantly Polish city on...

Call to Dialogue in Hamtramck, Mich

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Source: Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/news/locway/call9_20040709.htm On July 9, 2004 Detroit Free Press reported, "Dozens of people came together Thursday evening at the Al-Islah Islamic Center in Hamtramck to talk about what they have in common...

Call to Prayer Controversy Sets Precedent for Nation's Growing Diversity

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Source: Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/news/locway/ham21_20040721.htm On July 21, 2004 Detroit Free Press reported, "Campaign banners fluttered in four languages and neighbors from an array of ethnic backgrounds took to the streets and gathered...

Update: City Council Likely to Pass Amendment Allowing Call to Prayer in MI

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Source: The Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/2004/religion/0404/20/b01-127888.htm On April 20, 2004 The Detroit News reported, " Along with pierogi and paczki, Hamtramck may soon be known for its Islamic calls to worship. The City Council is expected...

Muslims Feel Threatened Over Prayer Controversy

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Source: The International Herald Tribune http://www.iht.com/articles/518546.html On May 9, 2004 The International Herald Tribune reported, "For the population of Hamtramck, a city of 23,000 near Detroit, the battle of the loudspeaker, which the City...

Petition Aims to Halt Prayer Call in Michigan

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Source: The Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/news/locway/call8_20040508.htm On May 8, 2004 The Detroit Free Press reported, "A petition drive began Friday to stop a new law that will allow mosques in Hamtramck to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer...